1963-016A
On the second LANYARD flight, KH-6 mission 8002 the Agena command decoder failed on orbit: the guidance power was not switched off and the payload power was not switched on. The separate lifeboat circuit allowed recovery, and the capsule was recovered from the sea near Hawaii on May 20 after ejection on rev 32.
Auroral electron detectors were carried as a secondary payload, and orbital mass was 1615 kg. It was probably also carrying the Nike Zeus miss distance measuring system for an intercept on 1963 May 24.
| LANYARD 2 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 May 18 | 2221:36 | Launch by TAT Agena D | V Pad 5 |
| 2222 | Castor sep (T+1:10) | ||
| 2223 | Thor MECO (T+2:27) | ||
| 2223 | Thor VECO (T+2:36) | ||
| 2223 | Thor sep (T+2:40) | ||
| 2224:24 | Agena burn (T+2:48) | ||
| 2228:26 | Agena MECO (T+6:50) | 91.19 157 x 522 x 74.6 (VCR) | |
| 2228 | Payload power failure | ||
| 1963 May 19 | 0223 | 91.08 148 x 507 x 74.5 | |
| 1963 May 20 | 0930 | 91.12 153 x 497 x 74.5 (RAE) | |
| 1963 May 20 | 1016 | 91.03 151 x 487 x 74.5 | |
| 1963 May | 91.0 147 x 506 x 74.5 (SATCAT) | ||
| 1963 May 21 | 0025? | SRV ejected, rev 33 | |
| 0051 | SRV recovered from Pacific | ||
| 1751 | SRV recovered (zone error) | ||
| 1963 May 23 | 1653 | 90.07 130 x 426 x 74.5 | |
| 1963 May 24? | Intercept by Nike Zeus DM-15S | ||
| 1963 May 24 | 2122 | 89.58 127 x 380 x 74.5 | |
| 1963 May 27 | Reentered after 8 days | ||
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